Q: Is 1,163,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,700 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 1,163,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 431 450 540 675 862 900 1,293 1,350 1,724 2,155 2,586 2,700 3,879 4,310 5,172 6,465 7,758 8,620 10,775 11,637 12,930 15,516 19,395 21,550 23,274 25,860 32,325 38,790 43,100 46,548 58,185 64,650 77,580 96,975 116,370 129,300 193,950 232,740 290,925 387,900 581,850 and 1,163,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,700, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).